Vertical file.



I". MAGGREGOR.

VERTICAL PILE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, 1909.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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PETERMACGREGOR. 'oFoTYTAwA,. oNTARro, CANADA.

.vERrrcAjL FILE,

Sxpecficationcf Letters Patent. PatentedJaJL '18, 1910',

Application filed August 9,1 1909.. Serial No. 512,071. A

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER MACGREGOR, of Ottawa, in the Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented certain new anduselul Improvements inVerticaly Files,I of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements invertical files and the objects ofmy inven tion are to provide a le or envelopin which papers may be ledlvertically and such as may be conveniently placed on shelves and havetheir contents indexed by suitable in! dexes on the front or sidethereofVfurtherL objects being to economize space in the storing of thefiles, whereby, when not full, the sides will collapse together andoccupy only an amount of room to correspondfwith the number of papersor. documents inside. In its construction it includes-"a'lingenvelopformed with two parallel sides and collapsible ends and bottom,the front end being formed of a narrow stripjof stiff material adaptedto receive indexing printing. l

In the alternative form of the invention a cover is provided for the topof thefile and a stiilening member may be provided to hold the bottom inan extended position. These and other features of the invention are morefully described in the accompanying specification and drawings. y Y Inthe drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ofthe ile. Fig. Q'iszatransversevsection through the same in collapsed position. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of an alternative form of the invention. Fig. is ahorizontal section through the alterntive form .in collapsed position.Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the alternative form of the in'-vention. Fig. 6 is the same lview as Fig. 5 with the stiening memberinserted along the bottom of the file. Fig'. 7 is a perspective view ofthe pivoted member for holding the file in extended position. Fig. 8 isa sectional detail on the line, Qf-2, Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a sectionaldetail on the line, BMS, Fig. 3.

In the drawings, like figures of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

The le, as will be seen from the drawings, is made in the form of anenvelop with an open top. The two sides 10y and `1l ex.- tend parallelwith each other and are formed of fairly stiff material, such as veryheavy Manila paper, whereby they Vwill maintain their upright positionwhen the base extended. Both the ends and bottom are made collapsible,as'bybellows hinges or other means." A

In all the `forms, the bottom l2 is formed llay a bellows hinge. In theform shown in Pig. 2, lbellows hinge. kvThe front 14 of the file yisformed by a strip of narrow still material, such asy cardboard,connected at the edge l5 to the'side 1l, and at'lG to the opposite side,

and is made collapsibleby fforming a crease the rear end l2 is alsoformed by aA 1G inthe side a'sliort distance from the'end,

whereby the end willoperate after the manner of a hinge vand fold overthe end as shown in Fig.' 2. l l Y v I To ,hold the'pfile in extendedposition' a lpivoted member 2OI may be provided having parallel. sides2l and 22 adapted to lit oppo-v site sides. of the material and preventben`dg ing along the crease 16.

Suitable indexing printing may be proy. vided for the front strip,whereby when it isl Isetup on the shelf, the contents may be indicatedlby the front thereof. In order to provide means for changing theindexingk Yprinting, a removable wlabel member 23 is provided having theends'extending through and held within slits and'25 in thelfront 14e.-

In the Uform shown in 'Y Figs. l and 2, a "cover 17 is providedconnected to the Aupper .edge of the sidey ll and folding over thetopand being connected to the side l0 by means of a suitable stringfastener 18. n vIn the form shown in Fig. 3, the cover is omittedr andthe le 'is provided with" an indexing tab 19 such as commonly employedin vertical filingsystems. f

' case it should be desired to hold the file open "for the` convenientreception of the documents or other reason,`va stiflening strip 2()a islprovided, of equal width to the length fof the file, whereby the same,when inserted in the bottom, will hold the ile open, as shown in Fig. 6,and at the same time, reinforce` the bottom and give rigidity to the leas a whole.

` As shown in Fig. l the rear end 21 of the file may bevv formedsimilarly to the front endffll f. As ,many changes could Abe made in theor scope'thereof, it is intended that all mattion, within the scope ofthe claims, could 'be madewithout departing from the spirit l o" tercontained in the accompanying speciications and drawings, shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

IVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A vertical file including an envelop formed With parallel sides,collapsible ends and bottom, the front end being formed with a flatstrip adapted to receive indexing printing, being hinged to one side andadapted to fold over the opposite side.

2. A vertical ile formed With an envelop having parallel sides andbottom formed with a bellows hinge, collapsible front and rear ends, thefront end being formed With a strip of material hinged to one end andadapted to fold over the opposite end.

3. A vertical iile including an envelop formed With parallel sides,collapsible ends and bottom, the front end being formed with a flatstrip adapted to receive indexing printing, being hinged to one side andadapted to fold over the opposite side, a top cover for the file andmeans for fastening the same in closed position.

4L. A vertical file formed of an envelop with parallel stiff sides,collapsible members connecting the sides along three edges, one at leastof said collapsible members being formed with a flat strip adapted toreceive indexing printing, the said strip being adapted to fold over theside.

5. A lile having parallel sides and an end member, one of the sidesbeing formed with a crease near the end member, adapted to permit theend member to fold over the side and means on the side to hold the endmember in extended position and prevent bending along t-he crease.

6. A lile formed With parallel side members and an end member extendingat substantially right angles thereto, and being hinged at one side, andbeing adapted, in collapsed position, to be bent into substantially thesame plane as the sides, and means for holding the end in extendedposition.

7. A vertical le comprising an envelop having stiff sides and an endmember, one of the sides being formed with a crease near the end member,and a pivoted member on the side having parallel sides adapted to foldover the line of crease, and prevent bending along the same.

In Wit-ness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoWitnesses. PETER MACGREGOR. Vitnesses RUSSEL S. SMART, IVM. A. NYMAN.

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